From Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage: There is the moral of all human tales; ‘Tis but the same rehearsal of the past, First Freedom, and then Glory — when that fails, Wealth, vice, corruption — barbarism at last. Continue reading
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Quote Of The Day: Risk
Although risk-taking has negative aspects and can even prove fatal, it is a positive force as well. Without risky experiences, humanity would stagnate; there would be little impetus for discovery. Risk-taking was obviously adaptive in earlier hominids. The trait persists—but there is little left to explore. What is more, work is anything but exciting for … Continue reading
Quote Of The Day: Executive Outcomes
I’ve mentioned Executive Outcomes before… Below is an interesting description of the capabilities of Executive Outcomes at their peak: Executive Outcomes is capable of rapidly deploying a battalion-strength force almost anywhere in the world with impressive asset support. EO owns a slew of armored fighting vehicles: two Boeing 727s and a C-47, attack aircraft such … Continue reading
Quote Of The Day: Size Matters
A small number of countries possess the majority of the world’s economic power and population. Just eight nations (United States, China, Japan, Germany, France, India, Britain and Russia) possess two-thirds of the world’s economic activity, 51 percent of the population and 31 percent of the real estate. This small group of nations, out of some … Continue reading
Quote Of The Day: Transport for London (TfL)
It’s true. Don’t wait… We are merely circuitboards of neurons, veins and chemical agents completely at the mercy of our material, constituent components acting in concert. And soon, sooner than you think, you will degrade into your constituent parts and nothing you say or believe now will matter at all. So, make the most of … Continue reading
Quote Of The Day: Anthony Loyd Has A Close Call
One of my favorite authors, Anthony Loyd, describes being in an automobile accident in Africa… A few miles before Makeni, the surface of the road improved and Twin put his foot down. The sun shone from a cloudless sky. We moved faster and faster. I leaned back and began to doze in the heat. The … Continue reading
Quotes of the Day: Anthony Loyd
Some of the more poetic and quotable passages (to me) from war correspondent Anthony Loyd’s books – My War Gone By, I Miss It So and Another Bloody Love Letter: ‘Death wish’ is a tired old cliche – simplistic, absolute and inept in describing my motivations. I do not want to die, but I … Continue reading
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